🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
10 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Boscombe Arts Trail.Walking route▾
Named route
Bournemouth Coast PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
S6 ProposedCycling route▾
Named routeRef S6 pLocal cycle route
Woodland WalkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN25 (AlternateCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCN25Regional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
About this nature reserve
Boscombe & Southbourne Overcliff is a Local Nature Reserve covering 9 hectares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England. This coastal site features cliffs and is known for its rich biodiversity, where visitors can observe a variety of seabirds and coastal flora.
